Best reactions: Birth of George and Amal Clooney’s twins leaves the internet overjoyed

George and Amal Clooney announced on Tuesday that they had become parents to twins Ella and Alexander. Twitter was overjoyed.

George and Amal Clooney, one of the most glamorous power couples in the world, on Tuesday announced they had become parents at last, to twins.

George Clooney and his wife Amal pose on the red carpet for the screening of the film Money Monster out of competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival.

“This morning Amal and George welcomed Ella and Alexander Clooney into their lives,” said a publicist for the 56-year-old star of Gravity and Ocean’s 11.

“Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine,” added publicist Stan Rosenfield, joking that “George is sedated and should recover in a few days.”

Amal’s parents, who are Lebanese, told AFP they were elated by the news and that everything had gone smoothly.

“We are over the moon,” said Amal’s mother Baria, speaking from London where she was in hospital with her daughter. “It was a beautiful delivery. The babies are beautiful and are doing well.”

Twitter overflowed with positivity and well-wishers. Here are some of the reactions:

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